Status of District 30-M Membership

Two months into the Lions year and it appears that some clubs are being very serious about increasing membership. Let’s take a broad look not only at membership by donating to Lions foundations.

The North American Membership Initiative (NAMI) goal for each club is to finish the current Lions year on June 30, 2021 with a net membership increase. Two months into the year, District 30-M has a net membership increase of five Lions. Let’s see where those Lions are.


There are 13 new Lions in seven different clubs. Six of the clubs gained a new Lion. One club found seven people to join. Most of those new Lions are actually in a branch Lions Club. That branch is very near being able to request a formal charter from Lions Club International (LCI).

It is a goal of District 30-M to charter two new clubs this year (or one during each half of the year). That puts the District more than on-target to achieve one of their goals. Beginning the recruitment process for the second club has to wait. The mayor of that community wants to hold off until most of the social distancing is in the rearview mirror.

The District dropped eight Lions since July 1st. Those eight drops came from six different clubs.

For the Lions year that began on July 1st, six clubs have a positive net membership increase. Six others had a negative membership increase. The remaining 36 clubs did not have a net increase or net loss. They are still even.

Of the six clubs that have a net membership loss, five clubs dropped just one Lion. The other club dropped two Lions. So even in that, the membership losses are not insurmountable. Each club can still achieve a positive membership increase by June 30, 2021.

Membership is probably the most important key to the future of Lions in north Mississippi. There is another indicator. That is generosity. Let’s see how generous District 30-M Lions have been since July 1st.

So far this Lions year, nine different clubs donated more than $4750 to the Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF).

Lions also donated nearly $4100 to the Lions of MississippiSight Foundation. Those donations came from seven different clubs. Finally, five clubs donated about $6200 to the Mid-South Lions Sight and Hearing Service in Memphis, where the motto is “A Miracle A Day.”

It is a goal that each club in District 30-M donate something to each of those foundations. The dollar amount of those donations is really remarkable. Many clubs have not been able to conduct their normal fundraising endeavors. That’s because of the coronavirus.

There is a final goal for each club. It is to report membership and service each month to LCI. This has been a problem in the past. LCI has changed the reporting format and instructions causing confusion. Those rough spots are behind us. We will identify club beginning next month doing their job reporting their achievements to LCI.


We Serve because Kindness Matters 

Lion Andy Kalinowski (Andy K) 
District Governor
662.549.3421 

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